Thaw 1. The Rope — Deshielo 1: la cuerda

Burke stepped through the bubble and as his arms and legs, his head and then the rest of his body passed through it they disappeared from view. Once inside, a long time later, he would explain to us that what we saw from the outside was a huge trompe l’oeil and that in reality the city was something very different from what we could see from the outside.

What appeared to be the end of a rope appeared behind that impenetrable barrier. It moved like a snake but had all the appearance of a linen rope. He moved towards us very slowly and circled us.